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The Chessmen

By: Peter May
Narrated by: Peter Forbes
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The nail-biting final chapter in The Lewis Trilogy, from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Coffin Road.

The new start.

Fin Macleod, now head of security on a privately owned Lewis estate, is charged with investigating a spate of illegal game-hunting taking place on the island.

The old friend.

This mission reunites him with Whistler Macaskill - a local poacher, Fin's teenage intimate, and possessor of a long-buried secret.

The final chapter.

But when this reunion takes a violent, sinister turn and Fin puts together the fractured pieces of the past, he realises that revealing the truth could destroy the future.

©2013 Peter May (P)2013 WF Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Detective Exciting

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"Peter May is a writer I'd follow to the ends of the earth." (New York Times)
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An excellent thriller, in keeping with the other 2 books in this trilogy. Magnificently read. I ended up staying up til 2am in order to listen to the end - and am now sorry I did because this means it's finished!!! Highly recommended - the wait for this final book of this trilogyy was worth it.

Brilliant conclusion!

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I have read the other two lewis books by Peter May, but thoroughly enjoyed this audio version. Again Peter May has come up with a great storyline, with old and new characters very well written. His love for Lewis shines through.



The narration by Peter Forbes adds a great deal in terms of atmosphere, his accents are very good, and mostly fairly true to area. Strongly recommended.

Brilliant listen

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This book was a pure delight from start to finish. As I didn't know there were other books in the series and am also new to Peter May, I started with this book and, wow. I grew up in the Outer Hebridees for part of my childhood, not on Lewis, but the scenery, the people, the wind, the peat... the atmosphere - it's all there. The book is beautifully written but keeps suspense throughout with believable characters. The narration is also top notch and beautifully rendered. I can't praise this enough and am now reading the other books in the series and will definitely try more Peter May!

If I could give this six stars I would

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I've just sat listening to the last 3 hours of this book, utterly unable to move as the story finally unfolds. The descriptions, the characters, the twists and turns - beautifully read and easily pictured in my mind's eye. Great book.

Absorbing and evocative

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We listened to this book on our way to holiday, coincidentally in the very location where the book is set. The book, like the previous ones, makes for gripping listening but, the more so, when we were able to see and 'live' the places mentioned in the book. I would certainly recommend this book.

An excellent addition to the Lewis series

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